Sunday, October 5, 2008

Babysitting Diaries- Kudos to Moms!

Kudos to all the moms out there with multiple little ones! A few days ago, I got the chance to babysit for one of my favorite families, they have a 2 year old and a 10 month old. Mom was busy trying to get their house ready for a new family to move in, so I tried to keep the kids happy playing outside. It was really hot in the AZ sun and a few hours later, the mom had a stroke of brilliance and suggested that I take them to play at McDonalds. Hooray for air conditioning!
After about 45 minutes of playing and feeding the baby, they both got poopy so it was off to the bathroom to change. I loaded myself up with the 3 bags and 2 kids. Whew! We trekked across McDonalds and made it to the bathroom. I set up all the changing stuff and when I put the baby on the changing table, I found that it was broken. So it was attached to the wall, but wouldn't stay up. Here's a diagram of what this all looked like:

and if you'll notice, the trash can was clear on the opposite end of the stall. I changed the baby, and it wasn't too bad and I made a 3 pointer into the trash can!
Then it was the 2 year old's turn. He was much heavier than the baby and this time I only had one hand to change his because I was holding the baby as well as balancing on one foot while I held the changing table up with my knee. He was wearing a pull up, that meant I had to take his shoes and pants off all the way then redress him one handed too. AHHH! 10 minutes later, I made another 3 pointer into the trash can with his diaper! We did it! I won't even get into the hand washing procedure, words can't describe it. hahaha
Changing kids one handed while balancing on one foot should definitely be in the next Olympics. (Either that or the circus)
And the gold medal goes to. . . Jayne!

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